England overcame stubborn resistance from Andorra to record a fourth successive victory under head coach Thomas Tuchel in World Cup qualifiers.
In what was effectively an encounter of defence against attack, England once again laboured for long periods before finally making their quality count against the minnows ranked 174th in the world.
Tuchel gave a debut to Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, who was one of the more impressive performers in a largely drab encounter at Villa Park.
England broke the deadlock after 25 minutes when Andorra defender Christian Garcia headed Noni Madueke's cross past keeper Iker Alvarez into his own net.
Andorra's defensive ranks held firm, helped by keeper Alvarez when he saved superbly from Anderson, until Declan Rice headed in Reece James' fine cross at the far post after 67 minutes.
England now move on to what will be the toughest test of Tuchel's reign so far when they face Serbia in Belgrade on Tuesday.
Line-ups
England XI: Burn, Kane, Pickford, Rice, Elliot Anderson, Rashford, Reece James, Eberechi Eze, Guehi, Madueke, Lewis-Skelly
Subs: Henderson, Loftus-Cheek, Dean Henderson, Bowen, Ollie Watkins, Ngoyo, Gibbs-White, Morgan Rogers, Spence, Gordon, Tino Livramento, James Trafford
Andorra XI: Marc Vales, Moisés San Nicolás, Max Llovera, Joan Cervós, Christian Garcia, Cucu, Iker Álvarez, Pau Babot, Ian Olivera, Biel Borra, Aron Rodrigo
Subs: Marc García, Alex Ruiz, Marc Rebés, Jesús Rubio, Alex Martínez, Xisco Pires, Joel Guillén, Eric Vales, Dacu, Guillaume Lopez, Eric Izquierdo, João Teixeira